Record-setting sprinter, '68 Olympic activist Lee Evans dies
FILE - United States runners Larry James, left, Lee Evans, center, and Ron Freeman are shown after receiving their medals for the 400-meter race at the Mexico City Games in Mexico City, in this Oct. 18, 1968, file photo. Evans won gold, James took silver and Freeman got the bronze medal. Lee Evans, the record-setting sprinter who wore a black beret in a sign of protest at the 1968 Olympics, died Wednesday, May 19, 2021. He was 74. USA Track and Field confirmed Evans' death. The San Jose Mercury News reported that Evans' family had started a fundraiser with hopes of bringing him back to the U.S. from Nigeria, where he coached track, to receive medical care after he suffered a stroke last week.(AP Photo/File)

FILE - United States runners Larry James, left, Lee Evans, center, and Ron Freeman are shown after receiving their medals for the 400-meter race at the Mexico City Games in Mexico City, in this Oct. 18, 1968, file photo. Evans won gold, James took silver and Freeman got the bronze medal. Lee Evans, the record-setting sprinter who wore a black beret in a sign of protest at the 1968 Olympics, died Wednesday, May 19, 2021. He was 74. USA Track and Field confirmed Evans' death. The San Jose Mercury News reported that Evans' family had started a fundraiser with hopes of bringing him back to the U.S. from Nigeria, where he coached track, to receive medical care after he suffered a stroke last week.(AP Photo/File)

May. 19, 2021 04:00 PM EDT
FILE - Lee Evans, a member of the United States 4X400-meter relay team, holds up a clenched fist after receiving his gold medal during medal presentations at the Mexico City Games in Mexico City, in this Oct. 21, 1968, file photo. Lee Evans, the record-setting sprinter who wore a black beret in a sign of protest at the 1968 Olympics, died Wednesday, May 19, 2021. He was 74. USA Track and Field confirmed Evans' death. The San Jose Mercury News reported that Evans' family had started a fundraiser with hopes of bringing him back to the U.S. from Nigeria, where he coached track, to receive medical care after he suffered a stroke last week. (AP Photo/FIle)

FILE - Lee Evans, a member of the United States 4X400-meter relay team, holds up a clenched fist after receiving his gold medal during medal presentations at the Mexico City Games in Mexico City, in this Oct. 21, 1968, file photo. Lee Evans, the record-setting sprinter who wore a black beret in a sign of protest at the 1968 Olympics, died Wednesday, May 19, 2021. He was 74. USA Track and Field confirmed Evans' death. The San Jose Mercury News reported that Evans' family had started a fundraiser with hopes of bringing him back to the U.S. from Nigeria, where he coached track, to receive medical care after he suffered a stroke last week. (AP Photo/FIle)

May. 19, 2021 03:59 PM EDT
FILE - Three out of four members of the United States 4x400-meter relay team, right, hold up clenched fists as they leave the Olympic stadium after receiving their gold medals during the Mexico City Games in Mexico City, in this Sunday Oct. 21, 1968, file photo. The four, from left, are Ron Freeman (273), Vince Matthews, Lee Evans and Larry James. Lee Evans, the record-setting sprinter who wore a black beret in a sign of protest at the 1968 Olympics, died Wednesday, May 19, 2021. He was 74. USA Track and Field confirmed Evans' death. The San Jose Mercury News reported that Evans' family had started a fundraiser with hopes of bringing him back to the U.S. from Nigeria, where he coached track, to receive medical care after he suffered a stroke last week.(AP Photo/File)

FILE - Three out of four members of the United States 4x400-meter relay team, right, hold up clenched fists as they leave the Olympic stadium after receiving their gold medals during the Mexico City Games in Mexico City, in this Sunday Oct. 21, 1968, file photo. The four, from left, are Ron Freeman (273), Vince Matthews, Lee Evans and Larry James. Lee Evans, the record-setting sprinter who wore a black beret in a sign of protest at the 1968 Olympics, died Wednesday, May 19, 2021. He was 74. USA Track and Field confirmed Evans' death. The San Jose Mercury News reported that Evans' family had started a fundraiser with hopes of bringing him back to the U.S. from Nigeria, where he coached track, to receive medical care after he suffered a stroke last week.(AP Photo/File)

May. 19, 2021 04:01 PM EDT